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I was a cyclist a while ago. 92 was the last time i rode any long distance. The things i have seen, were amazing. I am here because i like the stories people tell, and the advice they give. I will be back in the saddle again here real soon. i can,twait. What a great way to travel, and a great group of people we have to ride and talk with. Your great all of you. hammer it up.

None of those apply to me. I'm here because I'm looking for guidance in starting a bike club at my school. I'm also looking for useful facts for my persuasive essay to convince my peers to ride their bikes to school.

I'm here because I enjoy bike touring even though I havent done enough of it. I am here because I can travel vicariously thru the adventures of others until I go on my next trip. The folks at ACA are awesome to deal with and really have their heads together. Keep it up ACA!

I'm here because 6 years ago I "backed into" going car-less. It wasn't a beam through the clouds type of epiphaney...just ended up on my bike so much while waiting for my car to be "repaired" that I finally realized enough to ask the question...why do I have a car? This will be a forced point in the future because...last time I checked, there is no pipeline from outer space to replenish fossil fuels.

jlsccjan - Your desire to learn this wonderful, organic, and efficient mode of transportation is half of what there is to learn. If an old 55 y.o. (me) can get this stuff....lets just say that I'm semi-brilliant so you all must be brilliant. Don't stop, learn it slowly so as to enjoy, and cycling in any capacity is not necessarily based on the "...no pain, no gain" principle. Enjoy thje Voyage!! Mark of the Dalton Boys

I'm from the Netherlands. End of this year, or beginning next year I will be working in the US for a month. Normally I use my racebike to commute(19 Miles single way). Trying to find out if it's possible to do the same in the US :quest:

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FredHiltz

Hello Jandiep. Although separate bike paths are rare in the U.S., many people commute by bike. Drivers are used to us on the regular routes. In northern cities, snowbanks make many roads too narrow for safe cycling during the winter, which is a good excuse to come in out of the cold.

Depending on where you ride, the pavement may be too poor for a racing bike. I commuted for many years in Boston, 15 miles each way, and found my all-out touring bike best with its soft ride, stout wheels and 32 mm tires. Even those tires never wore out their treads, dying early from cuts and broken casings.